These non-toxic, waterbased varnishes provide a protective, non-tacky coating for acrylic paintings. They are also excellent for altering sheen levels when mixed with acrylic paints. Formerly known as Chroma Atelier Medium & Varnish, they are available in Gloss, Matte, and Satin finishes.

This is the answer to many artists' requests for an easy-to-apply, archival spray varnish with UV protection. UV Protect can be sprayed over oil, tempera, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, photos, and between layers of airbrush applications.

Protect your finished artwork from ultraviolet light with this water-thinnable, transparent varnish. It can be used on a wide range of media, including wood, concrete, plaster, stone, pottery, and most synthetic materials.

Liquitex Acrylic Varnishes, made from 100% acrylic polymer emulsion, form durable films when dry. They have excellent flexibility and resistance to chemicals, water, abrasion and ultraviolet radiation. Use them to provide lasting protection for artwork.

This high-quality varnish contains a powerful UV filter that makes it ideal for use in outside spaces as well as indoor environments. Use it to seal artworks painted with acrylics or pieces that will be placed in high-humidity areas.

Finished artwork should be protected from general dust and pollution by application of a thin layer of varnish. These products impart a protective satin, gloss, or matte layer to finished paintings. They can be mixed.

Acrylic Resin Varnishes

Daler-Rowney Cryla Soluble Acrylic Matte Varnish is a medium specifically developed for the protection of acrylic works from environmental pollutants that cause surface degradation. It seals the surface and provides a barrier film.

Gamvar is a synthetic resin gloss varnish developed by conservators at the National Gallery. It can be used on acrylic paintings as well as oils. Gamvar is a synthetic resin varnish with a high refractive index similar to that of natural resins.

All New Masters varnishes increase the chemical and physical resistance of acrylic paints, and protect them from ultraviolet light, increasing the durability of the painting. These are removable painting varnishes with a cyclohexanol base. Do not dilute.

Particularly recommended for the protection of artwork exhibited outdoors, this waterproof varnish gives a satin appearance that filters ultraviolet rays. When dry, the varnish can be removed with petroleum or white spirit without altering the acrylic color.

An excellent, water clear, acrylic resin picture varnish for oil and acrylic paintings dries to a gloss finish in less than 30 minutes, has excellent durability and good adhesion. Will not darken with age.

Winsor & Newton Original Artists' Varnishes provide finalized oil and alkyd paintings with superior protection against dirt, grease, and UV damage. All are removable with mineral spirits or turpentine so that paintings may be cleaned in the future.

Antiquing Varnishes

As a medium, amber adds depth to paintings and is the finest of all resins. As a varnish, amber provides a tough elastic topcoat that penetrates and becomes part of the paint film, rendering paintings as brilliant in 100 years as they are today.

Maimeri Patina Varnish creates an amber finish, giving your painting an antique look. It's used as an undercoat for the picture cracking varnish and will yellow over time. It's housed in a glass bottle with twist-off cap.

This hard varnish turns slightly milky and produces a high-gloss finish. Old Holland Mastic Picture Varnish is made from a pure, clear mastic resin dissolved in white spirit. It should be used only after oil paints have dried, which can take up to one year. It may yellow somewhat.

Conservation and Restoration Varnishes

Krylon Conservation Varnishes offers the same saturation and appearance as natural varnishes (such as dammar), without yellowing. Gloss Conservation Varnish protects against fading, dirt, moisture, and discoloration when used on oil, alkyd, and acrylic paintings.

Krylon UV Archival Varnish offers the highest UV protection available in a protective coating. Its non-yellowing formula protects against fading, dirt, moisture, and discoloration in artworks created using acrylic, oil, and watercolor paints, as well as oil pastels and colored pencils.

This pliable gloss varnish protects paintings without yellowing. It is made from ketone resin dissolved in white spirit and is meant to be used after paintings have fully dried, which may take as long as one year.

This pliable gloss varnish protects paintings and does not yellow. It is made from ketone resin dissolved in white spirit, with beeswax added to produce a matte finish. It is meant to be used after paintings have fully dried, which may take as long as one year.

This is a pure gum damar that is used to enrich dry oil paintings. Quick-drying and permanent, it provides a transparent high gloss finish that also protects oil paintings. When used properly, it will not "bloom" or cloud with age.

Grumbacher Damar Retouch Varnish is a spray damar varnish for intermediate stages of development in an oil painting to even out the gloss of unfinished works, or to revive sunken in or dry areas to aid in accurate color comparison for further painting.

A colorless, genuine Damar varnish for use as a final protective coating on thoroughly dry oil paintings. It brings out the beauty of oil colors with an soft, even, matte finish, while protecting paintings from dirt, moisture, and scuffs.

Made from clear dammar resin dissolved in white spirit, Old Holland Dammar Picture Varnish protects paintings. Designed to be used after the paint has thoroughly dried (which can take up to one year), it provides an even, high-gloss finish. This varnish may yellow somewhat over time.

Considered the best of the natural picture varnishes, Damar provides moderately high gloss, and increases the brilliancy of the color. Responds readily to ordinary solvents employed during the restoration of paintings.

Winsor & Newton Dammar Varnish is a traditional, pale yellow varnish that dries quickly to a high gloss for use on oil and alkyd paintings. It is traditionally used on prints and maps. Dammar Varnish tends to darken with age.

Enhance the beauty of your artwork while guarding it from environmental damage. Grumbacher varnishes are ideal as a final coating for dry oil and acrylic paintings, offering protection from dirt, moisture, and scuffs.

This is the answer to many artists' requests for an easy-to-apply, archival spray varnish with UV protection. UV Protect can be sprayed over oil, tempera, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, photos, and between layers of airbrush applications.

Why worry about brushstrokes when you varnish? Liquitex Spray Varnish makes it easy to apply a flawless coat of final protection. This water-based, low odor varnish provides a durable, permanent film not only on paintings made with Liquitex Acrylics but on all acrylics, oils, and spray paints.

This clear spray varnish is ideal for protecting a variety of surfaces including wood, metal, paper, and modeling materials. Because it is permanent and non-removable, it is recommended for craft projects, not fine artwork. Choose Gloss or Matt.

Winsor & Newton Artists' Spray Varnishes are the easiest way to provide paintings with superior, brushstroke-free protection against dirt, grease, and UV damage. All formulas are removable with mineral spirits or turpentine so that paintings may be cleaned in the future.

Winsor & Newton Artists' Fixative Spray provides a non-removable, colorless, and transparent finish. It can be used on charcoal, pencil, pastel, and chalk drawings. The 400 ml aerosol spray can contains no fluorocarbons.

Water-Based Varnishes

These non-toxic, waterbased varnishes provide a protective, non-tacky coating for acrylic paintings. They are also excellent for altering sheen levels when mixed with acrylic paints. Formerly known as Chroma Atelier Medium & Varnish, they are available in Gloss, Matte, and Satin finishes.

Chroma's Jo Sonja Water Based Polyurethane Varnish Provides a protective finishing coat of exceptional toughness and flexibility, a coating that resists chemicals, heat, and abrasion. Cleans up with water. Can also be used for exterior use.

Maimeri water-based picture varnish may be used with acrylic or oil painting as an alternative to traditional solvent varnish. Easy to apply, it enhances the brightness of colors and won't yellow with age.